Thaksin-backed party to join Thai election winner's coalition

Thai election

Pheu Thai backs Bhumjaithai, giving PM Anutin a majority in lower house

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Pheu Thai Party prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat, left, shakes hands with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at the Bhumjaithai Party's headquarters in Bangkok on Feb. 13. © Reuters

APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT

February 14, 2026 00:43 JST

BANGKOK -- Thailand's Pheu Thai Party, backed by former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, will join a coalition led by the election-winning Bhumjaithai Party, giving incumbent Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul a parliamentary majority and paving the way for his reelection.

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